38,465 real projects from ISEF, the Canada-Wide Science Fair, JSHS, AJAS, the Calgary Youth Science Fair and the California Science & Engineering Fair — searchable by meaning, and filterable by fair, year, category and award.
CSEF · 2006
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to determine if millipede secretions have antimicrobial properties. Methods/Materials Millipede secretions of Orthoporus texicolons and Archispir…
CSEF · 2006
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine which type of lettuce carried more bacteria, hand washed or pre-bagged, pre-washed lettuce. Methods/Materials I purchased Romaine and Iceberg let…
CSEF · 2006
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals Moonmilk is a pasty accretion of minerals and microbes found in caves. European peasants used moonmilk to treat infected wounds. Fresh moonmilk deposits in the caves at Oreg…
CSEF · 2006
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The object of my project was to determine if natural antibiotics such as garlic and tea tree oil, work as effectively in killing bacteria as the pharmaceutical prescription…
CSEF · 2006
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The main objective of this experiment is to determine patterns in the spread of infectious disease. This experiment can then be used as a representation of an actual human d…
CSEF · 2006
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals To discover the effects various plants have on killing bacteria Methods/Materials Materials Samples of the plants, Petri dishes with agar, magnifying lenses, science fair lo…
CSEF · 2006
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals Not all E. coli are bad, and UV light is harmful to humans. If there was a way to minimize the growth rate of the bacteria so as to harness what is needed then scientist cou…
CSEF · 2006
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to test different antibiotics, and how resistant bacteria are to them. In my experiment, I used E. Coli and Staphylococcus Epidermidis (bacteri…
CSEF · 2006
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine how common foods affect the growth of oral bacteria; I want to discover which of those foods would be good for fighting against oral bacteria,an…
CSEF · 2006
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals Farmers & florists have tried to apply chemical methods to produce desired results in plant growth & health. These man-made enhancers have largely failed to produce promised…
CSEF · 2006
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to test varoius susstances in inhibiting bacteria growth. I added substanes to the bacteria to see if it would have an effect on bacteria growth…
CSEF · 2006
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to elucidate mechanisms and stages of microbial apoptosis/programmed cell death, as well as to evaluate the effects of the antimicrobial agen…
CSEF · 2006
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The purpose was to discover far infrared's effect on the growth of common bread mold. The expectation was that the far infrared would act as a fungicide on the mold, therefo…
CSEF · 2006
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine whether the color of light has any effects on an algae's growth and oxygen production. I believed that if the color of light matched the classi…
CSEF · 2006
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to study the effects of sodium nitrate on the growth rate of microalgae. The specific question to be answered was what concentration of sod…
CSEF · 2006
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project was to find out whether red algae would grow more quickly in warm or in cool temperatures. The purpose of this project is to help biologists find larg…
CSEF · 2006
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to find out the most effective hand washing method(s) that will remove the most bacteria from our hands. Hence, it will prevent spreading an…
CSEF · 2006
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to figure out which anti-bacterial agents were effective against both Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. We believe that all a…
CSEF · 2006
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find a way to decrease the time it takes to use solar energy to inactivate pathogens in contaminated drinking water by raising the water's temperature us…
CSEF · 2006
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if treating wastewater with ultraviolet light will increase bacterial resistance to ultraviolet light in the effluent by triggering constitutiv…
CSEF · 2006
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals My objective is to prove if humidity really effects mold growth and how it effects it. If it's by making the mold grow faster of making it grow sooner. Hypothesis The higher…
CSEF · 2006
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to find out the relative amount of bacteria and the general type of bacteria found on commonly touched surfaces in our school. The hypot…
CSEF · 2006
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals This experiment tested mold on various building materials in order to determine which substrates are least conducive to growth. Methods/Materials One of each of six building…
CSEF · 2006
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals Have you ever dropped your favorite treat on the ground and you and/or your friends cry out, "10-second rule!" making you feel not gross at all picking it up from the ground…
CSEF · 2006
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to find out if the microorganisms bacteria and mold would be inhibited when they are exposed to different illuminations sources that includ…
CSEF · 2006
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals For my Science Project I am testing in what environment yeast will grow best in. Yeast creates alcohol (ethanol) by a process called fermentation. It takes one molecule of s…
CSEF · 2006
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals Who hasn't dropped food or seen a baby lose its pacifier and wondered "Now what do I do? Is there any way to save the food or the pacifier?" Since studies have disproved the…
CSEF · 2005
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine what type of carbohydrate was utilized best in the alcoholic fermentation process. Methods/Materials A yeast solution was p…
CSEF · 2005
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals To determine whether water that contains a measurable level of acid (with pH level less than 7-simulating acid rain) will affect the cellular structures of the algae Spirogy…
CSEF · 2005
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals My Objective was to see if laundry detergent affected algae growth. I wanted to see if laundry detergent that flows into our rivers and streams affects plants life. Methods/…